Ukraine-Greece Deal Secures US LNG for Winter

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis oversaw the signing of an agreement in Athens on Sunday to supply Ukraine with liquefied natural gas from the United States, providing a critical boost to the country's energy security ahead of winter. The deal between Greece's DEPA Commercial and Ukraine's Naftogaz will deliver the gas starting in December and continuing through March, transported via pipelines from the Greek port of Alexandroupolis to the Ukrainian port of Odesa.

The agreement establishes a new import route known as Route 1, involving gas transmission operators from Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine. Officials described it as a step toward diversifying Ukraine's energy sources amid ongoing disruptions from Russian military actions. Zelensky emphasized the route's role in maximizing secure gas imports for the winter season, stating on social media, "This will be another gas supply route to maximally secure Ukraine's gas import routes for the winter."

The initiative addresses severe damage to Ukraine's domestic energy infrastructure from recent Russian airstrikes. In October, Moscow conducted its largest bombing...